Author: Pete Sargeant

Peter Donegan – Superman

Once I had a call from the leader of a big band I was in to get my butt over to Hounslow the next day – a Sunday afternoon – to play at a festival. To my delight I found we were on before the headliner – Mr Lonnie Donegan. Hence I had a cuppa and chat about the blues with the early rock’n’roll star. Pleasing it is that his talented son Peter is recording and here is his new mini-album.

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Chuck Berry – Chuck

Described by some as America’s Greatest Living Poet, Charles Berry took his T Bone Walker and Muddy Waters influences and crafted a unique body of rock’n’roll and blues songs of classic, timeless quality.

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Pelle Almqvist (The Hives)

Swedish rock band The Hives have a series of successful albums under their belt including ‘Barely Legal’ and ‘The Black and White Album’. With a set at Green Day’s British Summertime Festival in London imminent Pete sat down for an exclusive chat with frontman Pelle:

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Jared James Nichols – Casting Spells

On his first visit the the UK, Jared gave us some great responses to a set of customised questions. To welcome him back, on tour and with his new Black Magic album pending we offered the guitar whirlwind a second set of questions – do enjoy his entertaining answers:

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